KatyQuilts

My top is all in one piece.

Now I’m wondering if it needs borders. It’s too small for a bed quilt and too big for a throw quilt. Here are the two border option from my stash.

I’m not crazy about either one. I probably have something that would work back in Michigan. I know I have the perfect backing piece there.

Hmmmm….I’m going to have to think about this.

In the mean time, I was asked what size these rectangles were cut. They are 2 1/2 inch by 4 1/2 inches. The four patches finish at 4 inches, and the quarter square triangles finish at 6 inches on the long side. Hope this helps!

Have a great day!

Oh, I nearly forgot! AccuQuilt has some great specials this week.

Not only that, but you can get a free GO! Me did cutter!

Click here for details.

Also, Connecting Threads has a remnant sale going on. Remnants are only $3.50 a yard!

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My leader/ender quilt has taken center stage.

It’s turning out bigger than I originally planned, so I ran out of the QST pieces I cut. Of course, I don’t have any more of that fabric. I’m hoping these pieces will blend well enough.

There is plenty still to be done on this top, like resolving the bottom edge of these strips.

My goal is to have the top done this week.

Click here to register for the next AccuQuilt Live!

Have a great day!

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I finally started quilting this vintage top!

Of course, I’m using Baptist Fans.

And muslin on the back.

I have a bunch of this perle cotton, so I decided to use it for the quilting. After doing a couple fans, I’ve realized I’ll probably run out. That’s okay. It’s a make do kind of quilt.

Let’s see if I can finish this before heading back to Michigan for the summer.

Have a great day!

Last weekend, I flew to Missouri to celebrate the 90th birthday of my beautiful mother in love and friend, Mim.

She is the dearest person! It was a quick visit, but lovely that all her kids could be there for the day.

Mr. Wonderful found these adorable cactus tea lights for me!

I found this shirt for him. 😂

My sweet baby girl, Winslow.

And Willy Boy.

He quite likes his crate, especially with the new fluffy bed.

Have a great weekend!

My friend, Wendy, over at Pieceful Thoughts, recently shared a little tutorial for sewing improv curves. You can find it here. I’ve done this, but her post was the perfect little nudge to play a bit and try it again.

I also wanted a little piece to try out machine quilting on my new to me Bernina. This mug rug is the result.

It’s the perfect size for a mug of coffee and a couple keto cookies!

Have a great day!

Oh, Aunt Martha! I always wanted one of these quilt kits you used to make. I finally found one on eBay and it quickly became mine.

But while you advertised accuracy in cutting, you were anything but accurate. I took apart the first diamond I tried to piece. It turned out terribly.

I bought a stamp set and hand pieced the next diamond. It took hours, somewhere north of two. It turned out better than the first, but I despaired of ever finishing.

But then……my friends at AccuQuilt came out with the Prairie Star die. I knew I had to have it. I placed my ill cut pieces on the die and ran it through.

I machine pieced with nary a pin, and…….ta daaaaa!

Martha, do you see these points! I didn’t even use pins!

And it didn’t take three hours! Sadly, the hand pieced point will need to be disassembled and the pieces recut with my handy dandy die.

But I will persevere, Aunt Martha. You could learn a thing or two from AccuQuilt .

Have a great day!

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Looking back at January, I didn’t finish near as much as I thought. I have done quite a bit of secret sewing that I can’t share just yet, but soon!

Anyway, here are my finishes for the month.

I sure love having a long arm here in AZ so I can truly finish things instead of just making tops. I am so very blessed.

Have a great day!

I’m so excited to share my friend Zenia’s quilt with you! She blogs at A Quilted Passion. She pieced this gorgeous top and I got to quilt it for her.

What I really wanted to show you is Zenia’s amazing use of fabric.

She puts fabrics together that I would never in a million years think of. And it all works! Take a look and you’ll see what I mean.

She’s made some gorgeous quilts, but this might be my favorite. and yes, she gave me permission to share!

When I asked her about it, this is what she had to say.

I think she has a real talent for combining fabrics.

This is the pantograph I used.

And here is the back.

Now, don’t you want to make a quilt just like this? I do!

Before I go, I wanted to let you know about this fun AccuQuilt Live program tomorrow!

Watch closely and you may just see a project created by Yours Truly in the trunk show! Click here to register!

Have a great day!

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Well, I finished the next block….I think.

It was supposed to have a butterfly between the trees, but I’m not a fan of butterflies so I put a little bird there instead. It turned out looking more like a duck. 😂 I’m definitely not loving this. That duck/bird might need to fly south.

I’ll think about that while I work on the next block. it’s supposed to look like this.

But of course, I had to start with smaller blocks than what was recommended, so that won’t all fit.

I’ll add the scissors first, then add the hands on either side. They will be at a different angle than the pattern so they fit. I’m not sure I will add the hearts. I’ll decide later.

Have a great day!